Google
Trusted Resources: People & Places
Healthcare providers, researchers, and advocates
Kenneth Ataga, MD
Researcher Director
Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
956 Court Avenue
D324 Coleman Building
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Dr. Ataga’s clinical interest is in classical hematology and hemoglobinopathies. He is the Director of the Center for Sickle Cell Disease at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) at Memphis. His clinical research is focused on the vasculopathy of sickle cell disease, with an emphasis on pulmonary hypertension and renal complications, and coagulation activation in sickle cell disease. In addition, Dr. Ataga has a strong research interest in the development of new therapies for sickle cell disease. He conducts clinical trials in sickle cell disease funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Representative Publications:
Crizanlizumab for the Prevention of Pain Crises in Sickle Cell Disease
Pharmacologic Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
+myBinderRelated Content
-
James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell FoundationThe James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell ...
-
Lori E. Crosby, PsyDDr. Crosby works in Cincinnati, Ohio and...
-
Sohail Rana, MDDr. Rana is Professor of Pediatrics at H...
-
A randomized controlled trial comparing two vaso-occlusive episode (VOE) protocols in sickle cell disease (SCD)Limited evidence guides opioid dosing st...
-
Sickle cell disease in the emergency departmentAcute painful episodes are the most comm...
-
Froedtert Hospital, Sickle Cell ClinicSickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic d...
-
Oxygen’s surprisingly complex journey through your body – Enda Butlerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVU_zANt...
